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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
John B. Kosmatka, Encinitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 5/304 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 5/304 ;
Abstract
A golf club head ( ) having a thin striking plate ( ) with a smooth exterior surface and a thin layer ( ) disposed on the exterior surface ( ). The thin layer ( ) has a plurality of scorelines ( ) that absorb the shock during impact with a golf ball. The striking plate ( ) has a thickness in the range of 0.010 inch to 0.200 inch, and the thin layer ( ) has a thickness in the range of 0.003 inch to 0.050 inch. The striking plate ( ) may have a uniform thickness or a variable thickness.
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WO0228490A1; AU9118601A; US6428427B1; US2002187852A1; GB0301579D0; GB2380686A; US6638182B2; CN1468125A; JP2004510509A; GB2380686B; CN1228110C; JP4733336B2;